Anything God does, the enemy tries to counterfeit. We have to be on guard against the enemy!

The true determining factor of our belief system is not what we're saying, but how we are living.

There is something very healthy about finding support from others during difficult times. I needed it for my own healing.

Beloved, whatever we are gripping to bring us satisfaction is a lie-unless it is Christ. He is the Truth that sets us free. If you are holding anything in your craving for satisfaction right now, would you be willing to acknowledge it as a lie? Even if you feel you can't let go of it right this moment, would you lift it before Him-perhaps literally lifting your fisted hand as a symbol-and confess it as an idol? God does not condemn you. He calls you.

Dirt is dirt, and we've all got it no matter where we come from. I'm not sure Christ sees one kind of dirt as dirtier than another. One thing is for sure: His blood is able to bleach any stain left by any kind of dirt.

Peace is one of the most obvious earmarks of the authority of Christ. A sense of peace will virtually always accompany His will and direction, even when the direction might not have been our personal preference.

What I thought as a young adult is you act like you have it together whether or not you do because that is what church people do. That is not what God has called us to do.